Lizette Martinez is out of the hospital after suffering minor injuries. Martinez told 40/29 this all started after a man came to her house demanding directions.

Martinez said her dog came to her rescue before it was too late. "I saw my black dog and he came and jumped on the guy as soon as he did I turned around came in the house and locked the door," said Martinez.

Washington County Police said the man came knocking on Martinez's door looking for an address. Martinez said when she told him she didn't know where that was he became aggressive. "He said oh I'm lost can you please help me. I'm like I don't know where anything is around here, I'm always at the house but I didn't know. And than he asked me if he could come in the house I told him no," said Martinez.

The man insisted on coming in and then pushed her. Martinez said as she was fighting back she said she felt a sharp pain in the lower part of her stomach. Martinez said her dog, Blackie, attacked the man before he could do anymore harm. She said her days of opening the door for strangers are over.

"Oh no I'm not going to open the door. No more if they need to talk I'm just going to talk by the window," said Martinez.

Martinez said with the man out on the loose she fears for her family's safety. Police said the man stabbed Martinez with some sort of sharp object. The description of the man is vague. The Washington County Sheriff's Office is working on a sketch.